skin

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent

skɪn

Definitions

The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
uncountable
Of, relating to, or depicting pornography: skin magazines.
fur
The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
uncountable
By the smallest margin.
The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
countable
A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
countable
To cause one to be afraid or disgusted.
A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
countable
Beneath the surface; fundamentally: enemies who are really brothers under the skin.
An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
countable
The outer covering of a vertebrate animal, consisting of two layers of cells, a thick inner layer (called the dermis) and a thin outer layer (called the epidermis). Structures such as hair, scales, or feathers are contained in the skin, as are fat cells, sweat glands, and sense organs (called skin receptors). Skin provides a protective barrier against disease-causing microorganisms and against the sun's ultraviolet rays. In warm-blooded animals, it helps maintain stable body temperatures by p...
Rolling paper for cigarettes.
countable, slang
absence of pigmentation in the skin.
Clipping of skinhead.
abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang
Medicine. a congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, ranging in scope from partial to total. Also albinoism. Cf. melanism. — albino, n. — albinotic, adj.
A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
Australia, countable, uncountable
the surgical process of removing the outer layer of the skin, as for cosmetic purposes in the removal of acne scars, etc.
Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
countable, slang, uncountable
neuralgia of the skin.
A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
countable, uncountable
Medicine. a condition in which lightly touching or scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks. Also dermatographia, dermographia, dermographism. — dermatographic, adj.
That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
countable, uncountable
The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
countable, uncountable
The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.
countable, uncountable
A drink of whisky served hot.
countable, uncountable
A person; chap.
British, Ireland, countable, slang, uncountable
A purse.
UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

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العربيةأدم الجلد بشربشرة جلد جلدة رِيقَة سلخ قشرة نجا هدورة

Azərbaycan dilidəri gön

Българскикожа мях

বাংলাচামড়া

Bosanskiada bi borčapa da deri figura hud kom koza kožni post Ten zar кожа кожица пуст

Catalàescorxar excoriar pel·lícula

Češtinakožní kůže pleťpokožka škraloup slupka

Danskflå skind

Ελληνικάγδέρνω δέρας δέρμαεπιδερμίδα πέτσα πετσί τομάρι τσιγαρόχαρτο τσόφλι φλούδα

فارسیپوست پوسته چرمخراشیدن شخودن مشک

Suomiarpeutua iho jallittaakalvo kuori kuosi laudoitus luntata naarmuttaa nahka nahkaleili nylkeä paljas pinta putsata raapia ruhjoa sätkäpaperi skini talja taustakuva ulkopinta

Gaeilgefeann seithe seithigh

Gàidhligcneas craiceann seiche

Galegobagullo casca coiroesfolar paraza peleca tiez

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiʻili

עבריתבשר עור קרום

हिन्दीखाल चमड़ा चमड़ीचर्म चाम छाल छाला छिलका छिलना छीलना जिल्द त्वचा पोस्त बक्कल

Hrvatskiada bi borčapa da deri figura hud kom koza kožni post Ten zar кожа кожица пуст

Magyarbor cigarettapapír fölhártya megnyúz nyúz pille szkinhed

Հայերենկաշի մորթի քերթել

Bahasa Indonesiakulit

Igboakpụkpọ

Italianointerfaccia scuoiare

日本語スキンはだえはだへ皮皮膚皮膜皮革膜革鞟

ქართულიტყავი

한국어가죽 갗 꺼풀껍질 막 살 살갗 피막 피부 허물

Kurdîbî bi borçapa da derî dêrî gon kûze post şkîn ten tên vêl zar

Latinacuticula dēcutiō excoriopellis tergus tunicula

Latviešuāda miza

Te Reo Māorikiri

മലയാളംതോല്പാടം

Монголарьс

Bahasa Melayukulit

Nederlands(de huid) afstropen blaadje bonthuid onthuiden pels schaven skin vel villen vloeitje

Polskibibułka bletka bukłakkarnacja kompozycja kożuch łupina obdzierać ze skóry obierek obierka obierzyna oskórować skin skóra skórka skórny skórować zdzierać zedrzeć

Portuguêscapa descascar esfolarpapel de arroz pele película raspar skin skinhead

Românăpiele zgâria

Русскийкожа кожица коркаобдира́ть ободра́ть скин шкура

Slovenčinakoza

Српскиada bi borčapa da deri figura hud kom koza kožni post Ten zar кожа кожица пуст

Sesotholetlalo

Svenskaflå hud hyskål skinhead skinn skinnskalle

Kiswahiligamba ngozi

తెలుగుతొడుగు తోలు పొర

Тоҷикӣпӯст

ไทยผิว หนัง

Tagalogbalatan

Türkçecilt deri derisini yüzmekgön post ten yüzmek zar

Українськакожа обдира́ти обідра́тиобшивка скін

Tiếng Việtbì bì phu da

Yorùbáawò

中文皮面板

繁體中文皮面板

isiZuluisikhumba

Examples

“He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.”

“Her skin is pale like ⟳ chicken skin, after you have ⟳ peel[ed] all the feathers.”

“In order ⟳ to get ⟳ to the rest ⟳ of the paint ⟳ in the can, you′ll have ⟳ to remove ⟳ the skin floating on top of it.”

“Do you eat ⟳ the skin on custard?”

“You can use ⟳ this skin to change ⟳ how the browser looks.”

“My friend likes to use ⟳ a Spider-Man skin in Fortnite.”

“Pass ⟳ me a skin, mate.”

“By the end ⟳ of the show ⟳, fights would break ⟳ out all over the place ⟳: the Atlantic City skins against the crew from Philly; the oldschool skinheads feuding with overzealous fresh-cuts.”

“The younger brother questions the correctness of the pursuit of the girls. "They may be of the wrong subsection," he suggests. "We can take ⟳ wrong skins," says the older brother, but the younger still holds back.”

“Let ⟳ me see ⟳ a bit of skin.”

“the Bacchic train ⟳, Who brought their skins of wine, and loaded poles That bent with mighty clusters of black grapes”

“The skin of the sail ⟳ is made of stretch-resistant Mylar”

“He was a decent old skin.”

“PAUDI:”I fucking love ⟳ the pair of ye! You’re good lads. You’re loyal skins””

“[…] and away I scampered with the tiddlywink-table, while Teddy Limber […] frisked the yokel of his yack and skin.”

CEFR level

A2

Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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See also

skin and blister skin and bones skin art skin beetle skin cancer skin cell

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